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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-04-23

stage name" He was born in New
York city, and at an early age became
variety actor He also travelled
extensively, having visited nearly every prin-
cipal city i'll the United States After few
years experience as an actor, Leavitt became
a manager of theatrical troupes, and finally
started variety theater in Leavenworth Kan
This place, from reliabls accounts, was low
dive, where hqilor was sold in defiance of the
prohibition laws of that State, and where
questionable performances were given for the
delectation of buns, thieves, thugs and pros
flutes, In January, 1886, Leavitt came to
Sioux City and opened similar resort call
ing 1t the Standard theater This place was
closed during the summer, and Leavitt had
just returned to the city after an eastern trip
when the conspiracy was formed He made
costly improvements in his theater, and was
preparing to reopen the place when the crime
of August cut short his plans
Leavltt is rather tall and heavy handsome
form, neatly dressed, wears light mustache
and has brown ewes. He is gentlemanly IN
his bearing and Is good talker. His testi-
mony when on the witness stand was given
directly, intelligently and in good language.
although somewhat favored with theatrical
slang and technical expressions His descrip-
ton of the shooting, as given before the jury,
was dramatic In the extreme.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-04-23
SUMMARY OF THE EVIDENCE.
Condensed Report of Evidence Introduced
by the State.

The first witness introduced by the State was
Deputy Sheriff W. c. Davenport, who was fol-
lowed bv James Melon. The reader Is already
acquainted with such information was
elected from them. Dr. Il. T.. Commit, who at
the time of the murder was acting as DEPUTY
Coroner testified to the condition of the body
and cause of death. DR.. A. c. Bergen gave
testimony almost Identical with the above
Rev. G. C. Turner described the trip 10 Green
vile with DR.. Baddock ON the fatal night.
Wesley Hitchner, Thomas Jarvis and John
McGregor, hostlers at Merrill's livery stable,
gave testimony agreeing in every material
point Following is the story of
JOHN M'GREGoR:
Il worked at Merrill's livery stable last Au
gust and was there the night of the murder;
was there when Haddock and Turner got
the rig; they got covered buggy and buck
skin horse, and said they were going to Green
vile; after they LETT | went away and was
gone half hour; / don't remember seeing
the stable boy Hitchner after got back; the
name of e. c. Turner was entered on the sta
BILE book; ] was there when the rig came
back, and helped unhiGch; Haddock spoke to
Jarvis: ] kept on unhitchiDg the horse, and
saw Haddock go out the second time; |. heard
the shot; it wasn't more than quarter of
minute after he lett; IN a minute went to the
door l saw Haddock stumbling IN the street,
and men running across the vacant lot and up
the street: the vacant lot on the northeast cor
men standing at Dineens corner when Had
dock drove in--four or FIVE of them there !;
there were none there after the shooting when
looked; five or six meI were running across
the vacant lot and two or three up Water
street; Haddock was little more than half
way across Water street. he staggered and
fell a couple of times and fell the last at
Dineen's corner; he made low sort of noise;
we went over to him. Ryan got there about
the same time we did; went to the barn and
cot some water: saw Haddock's cane lying
about the cent of the crossing. Cross-ex
amined by Argo: Haddocl didn't speak the
noise he made was indistinct; didn't see the
shot fired.
HENRY VAN INGHAM,
an old man who lived at the west end OF the
br dye at the time of the murder, stated that
he heard one shot, and shortly afterward Two
or three more, and heard some one cry, I'D,
DEAR Then, as he was looking out OF the
window. Van Ipgham saw two men run across
the bridge. He believed that one OF these men
was John Arensdorf. Opposite his house 3
the brewery Across the bridge from the east
side ran Arensdorf and Peters, the beer wagon
DIR iver, who is still missing. Coming west
towards the brewery and when about AT 'he
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-04-23
BEGINNING Of THE GREAT TRIAL.
The Grand jury Indict John Arcnsdorf
for the Murder.

The Grand Jury Indict John Arcnsdorf
for the Murder.
The evidence of conspiracy, however, was
made plain by this investigation Harry L.
Leavitt, John Arensdorf, Paul Leader, Fred
Munchrath, jr., Louis Plath, Albert Kosch-
nitski, Geo. Treiber and Sylvester Granda
were indicted as conspirators, and, although
the verdict of the coroner's jury was kept
secret at that time, it is now known that H
l. Leavitt was indicted as the actual murderer
In the meantime Leavitt, Plath, Granda,
koschnitski and Treiber had fled from justice.
The officers were indefatigable in their efforts
to find these men and bring them back to
Sioux City, knowing that where so many were
engaged some would be almost sure to turn
states evidence, and that the facts would be
brought out.
At last tho whereabouts of Leavitt were as
certained by d. ". Wood prosecuting attor-
Dey in the injunction cases, and by f. A. Hill
newspaper man. Leavitt was induced to
come to Chicago from Mobile Ala, where he
was engaged in the theatrical business, and
from him WAS obtained remarkable ''confes-
sion" or statement, in which he graphically
related the incidents of the tragedy, and
charged John Arensdorf with the murder.
Lsavitt was promised immunity by the State
authorities, if it should appear on the trial
that he was telling the truth, and that Arens-
dorf was indeed the perpetrator of the foul
crime But City Marshal James Stanley and
Chief of Police James Melon were at work on
another track. They had ascertained the de-
tails of Geo. Treibers plot "to whip the
preacher" and knew that il they could find
Bismarck" and Granda, the two men who had
been hired to do the beating, important facts
would most likely be eicited. 1t was found
that Bismarck" had gone to California, and
thither Chief Melon went, armed with the
proper documents for bringing him back to
Iowa. Melon started from San Francisco with
his prisoner on the very day that Leavitt made
his statement in Chicago, and the accounts of
the killing given by these two witnesses tally
in almost every particular. When these re-
markable facts were made known TO the grand
jury, despite all predictions to the contrary,
John Arensdorf was indicted as principal in
the crime, and his colleagues, named above,
were also indicted for murder and conspiracy
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-04-23
IGNORING THE LAW.
Development of Organized Efforts to Defeat
the VIII Of the People.

Therefore prohibition, though it had been
adopted by popular vote AMI by an over
vhelIning majority, was anything but popular
with large ana formidable class OF citfzens
In many cities especially the :5oa obtained that
the closing of saloons and drinking places
would 'hurt the town The lose of revenue
attending he licensing of these places was de-
plored, and, in some cases. saloons were IL
censed as before the adoption of the prohibi-
ton amendment While this course is not to
be understood as in actual defiance of the
State Inv, still an effort WAS made TO collect
licenses from all saloons which did run, with a
tacit understanding thai ouch as paid should
not be interfered with by the munic1pal au-
thorities. This course was adopted in Sioux
City, and sanctioned and approved by ma
iority of her citizens. The celebrated ssbusi-
ness mems re ition," was simply public ex-
preston OF sentiment, resolving that the ga
looms ought not to lie interfered with.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-04-23

where he was regarded as fine scholar and
remarkable youthful orator He learned the
trade of PRINTER, and after working as a
iourneyman a few years became the publisher
of paper at Beaver Dam, Wis. When 20
years of age he married Miss Cordelia Herrick.
He entered the university at Port Washington,
Wis. in 1868, and subsequently was located
at Clinton, Waukesha, Oshkosh, Ripon, Apple
ton, Fond du Lac, Racine and Milwaukee. He
came to Iowa in 1880, and was first
located at Burlington From there he went to
Fort Dodge, and in October, 1885, assumed his
passionate at Sioux City. For years Mr.. Had
dock had been prominent in temperance work,
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-04-23

The Distinguished Attorney Who Was
Prominent In the Defense.
g. " Argo, of LIE Mars, Iowa, may be men
toned as chief among the attorneys for the
defense. Mr. Argo is a man of years and ex-
perience, has been The leading attorney of his
speaker his manner is impressive and sincere,
rather than dramatic or eloquent The ease
and readiness with which he brings objections
to nearly every question asked by his oppon-
ents was forcibly illustrated during the recent
legal contest
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-04-23
GEO. c. PADDOCK,

The Martyred Minister'S Active Effor $ to
Enforce the Law.
Geo. c. Haddock, Pastor of the First NJ Z
church IN Sioux City, was the first person to
make an active and determined effort TO en-
force the law. He preached in favor of il,
worked for II, and hnally entered the courts
as prosecuting witness against saloon keep
ers and liquor dealers
Mr. Haddock was born at WATERFOWL, n Y
IN lSSl, making him 50 years OF age at the
time of his death His education was gained
at the Black River Institute, WATERFOWL,
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-04-23
Who sat the Bench During Arens-
DORIS Trial.


DORIS Trial.
G. H. Lewis, who patiently and impartially
listened to the trial of John Arensdorf and
decided the nice legal points which constantly
came up, is typical western judge. While
his decisions have been credited as particularly
hard on violators of the prohibition laws, his
uniformly fair and judicial, and it is not un-
til prisoner is decided to be guilty by the
jury that the rigor of his decisions is felt
His court is a model of order and dispatch,
his decisions made promptly and firmly,
and he tolcrates no sparriDg among attorneys
nor levity III the audience Judge Lewis is
said to bear remarkable resemblance TO Gen
Grant during his younger days, and those who
have seen him readily note the similarity of
expression. His kindly mouth is balanced by
shaped head bears witness of the qualities of
mind and heart which go to make up the
proper candidate for the bench
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-04-23

:
dorf Trial.
stephen NJ Marsh, principal of the State g
attorneys in this case, has had long and bril-
liant experience as prosecutor. Previous to
the recent change he had been district attor-
ney for several terms, and in the fall of 1886
was elected county attorney the Office of dis
trict attorney having been abolished. Al
though a skillful and adrot questioner, Mr..
Marsh practices none of the bulldozing tao
tics so common to prosecuting attorneys, his
treatment of witnesses and illusions to pris-
oners being uniformly kind and courteous
He is an eloquent speaker and particularly
happy in the faculty of bringing out dramatic
and sensational points in evidence. Mr.. Marsh
is man of handsome presence, has dark,
curly hair and beard and wears gold trimmed
eyes glasses. He is tireless worker, and has
accomplished the work of the trial jus. ended
in complete and satisfactory manner.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-04-23
sheriff OF Woodbury. County, and "A Terror
to Criminals.

Dan Mcdonald, the auburn-haired sheriff of
Woodbury. county, although not far past the
10th milestone of life, is old in experience,
and is credited with being one of the most
acute and successful detectoTs of criminals in
the State of Iowa He has had in his charge
during the time that he has been deputy and
sheriff of the county, thousands of thieves,
burglars and murderers, and has lodged
every one of them safely in the penitentiary,
when the verdict of the jury has sent them
that way. 1t is seldom that a criminal, the
warrant for whose arrest is placed In Sheriff
McDonald's hands, is not speedily hunted
down and punished Mr. Mcdonald is tall
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-04-23

tough man to handle when It comes 70 Nod
to hand contest. He is kind to his prisoners
who are keptin the jail beneath the court,
house, and is a thorough believer in giving
every one fair chance for legal defense
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-04-23

CIty MaFshaf OF SIOUX CIty, ahU NaIHaDIe
Champion of the States Case.
James NJ. Stanley, City Marshal of Sioux
City, figures prominently in this as one
who has worked indefatigably from the night
of the crime, and has rendered Invaluable as
sistance to the cause of the State. Mr.. Shan
ley is young man, being not more than n
years of age but his long experience as an
officer has given him an enviable record as a
terror to evil doors and man true to his duty.
Mr.. Stanley is powerfully built, and his ply
steal strength is enormous.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-04-23

Alias Herman Levi, the Hebrew Variety
Theater Manager.
Harry L. Leavitt," one of the eonspirators
in the Ha ddock murder, and the man who
was first to charge the crime to Arensdorf, is a
Jew, his true name being Herman Levi This
change of name, Leavitt says was made for
business purposes, Levi not being much Of
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-04-23
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SCENE OF THE TRAGEDY.

wound in his neck filling his mouth with blood
and rendering articulation impossible.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-04-23

James Melon, Chief of Police of Sioux City,
who went to California after Bismarck, and
secured his important statement was val
liable witness on the trial Mr. Melon is about
AZ years of age, weighs i'll the neigh borhood of
$50 pounds, and is strong and daring. Mr..
Melon, together with his fellow members of
the Sioux City police force, has worked indie
fatigably on the case, and was firm believer
in Arensdorf's guilt.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-01-22

the president be requested to transmit to
the house copies of such correspondence
up to the present day between this
government and the British gov
eminent as he may decide can now prop
erly be made public, In regard to the de-
privation inflicted in Canadian ports on
American fishing vessels having the right
to touch and trade, the liberty heretofore
enjoyed by such vessels to enter Canadian
ports open to foreign vessels, and to buy
and sell and to transmit merchandise
therein, and which is permitted in such
ports to American trading vessels and to
vessels of all other nationalities.
Mr.. Skinner of North Carolina present
ed conference report upon the bill for
the allotment of lands in seyeralty to In
dams, and it was agreed to.
The house then proceeded to the con-
sideretion of private bills.
The whole afternoon was spent in dis
cussing in committee CT the whole two
senate private bills, but no action was
taken and the house took g recess until
1880, the evening session to be for the
consideration Of pension bills.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-01-22

other person or persons for doing for
him or them like and contemporaneous
service in the transportation of like
kind OF traffic under substantially the
same circumstances and conditions.
| Section makes it unlawful for any
common carrier subject 70 the provisions
of this act to make or give Gny undue or
unreasonable preference or advantage 20
any particular person, company,
firm, corporation or locality, or
any particular description OF traffic.
Every common carrier subjcc:
to the provisions of this act shall, &C
cording to their respective powers, afford
all reasonable, proper and equal facili-
ties for the interchange of
| traffic between their lines for
receiving, forwarding and delivering
OF passengers and property to snd from
their several lines and those connecting
herewith, and shall not discriminate in
their rates and charges between such con-
meeting lines.
Sections and 5-the long and short
haul pooling sections-are as follows:
Sec: 4. That it shall be IN
lawful tor any common car
rier, subject to the provi-
sions of this act, to charge or
receive any greater compensation
than the aggregate for the transportation
of passengers or of like kind of property
under substantially similar circumstances
and conditions for the shorter
than for the longer distance over
the same line in the same
direction, the shorter being included
within the longer distances, but this shall
not be construed AS authorizing any COM
men carrier within the terms of this act
to charge and receive as
great compensation for the shorter as for
the longer distance; provided, however,
that upon application to the COM
mission appointed under the
provisions of this act such
common carrier may in special cases,
after investigation by the commission,
be authorized to charge less for
longer than for shorter distance for the
transportation of passengers or property
and the commission may from time to
time prescribe the extent 10 wlich such
common carrier may be relieved from
this section Of this act.
Sec. ). That it shall be unlawful for
any common carrier subject to provisions
OF this act to enter into any
contract CT combination with any
other common carrier or carriers
for the pooling OF freight OF different and
Competing railrosds, or to divide between
them the aggregate or net proceeds
Of the earnings Of such railroads,
or any portion thereof, and in any
case of an agreement for the pooling of
freignts as Aforesaid, eaca day OF its con
tinuance shall be deemed separate Of
tense.
Section 6 requires that asternine.y DAYS
from the passage of this act every com
mon carrier subject to lis provisions shall
have printed and keep for public
inspection schedules showing rates,
fares and charges, and in addition to
requiring the railroads to give
publicity at all OF the de-
pots of all their several lines,
it gives authority to the commission
where 1t is proper and necessary to re-
quire to give them publicity, to order
publication il other ways
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-01-22
CONGREGATIONS.
The Entire West Side OF the Square
Burned at McKinney-The
Loss 100000.
Three People kre Burned to Death in an
Hotel at Westminster, Be.
Other Fires.
oonfagration at Mckinney.

CoDhagration at Mckinney.
Special to the Gazette.
MCKINNEY, TEX, Jan. 2l.-About
O'Clock this morning a disastrous confa-
grafton consumed the entire west side o.
the square of our city. The fire. origin
ated in the business house of c. S. Battle
& Bro, in the upper story and ct place
where no fire had been for several days
and evidently was the result of combi-
nation of rats and matches. The losses,
with the insurance, are as follows:
c. S. Battle & Bro, loss on stock,
$1,000; insurance in Hartford and Spring,
field and the Fire Association of Phila-
phia, S25O0.
w. J. Stokes, loss $500; insured in the
Sun Fire Association of Philadelphia,
S525.
Us. & S. D. Heard; loss $500, insur
ance on brick building, which was dam
aged.
First National bank, loss $4,000; covered
by insurance in the .E5na and Springfield
Jessie Sham, loss ON building and stock
S25O0; insured.
The entire loss will aggregate nearly
Sl0O,000; insurance $4,000, in the
Hartford Insurance of North America, the
Phoenix of New York, and the London,
Liverpool and Globe for $4,000.
j. B. Stiff, loss $500; insured fol
$500 in the PhGniX of New York.
Miner & Clementson, loss $4,000; in
sured Ill the Home of New York fol
$4,000.
&c. Herndon, druggist, loss $4,000;
insured for $4,000 i'll the Phoenix, Hart,
ford and Imperial.
Mckinney Gazette, loss $4,000; insur-
ence $3.50 in the Lancashire.
Garnet & Muse, lawyers, loss $4,000;
no insurance.
R. C. White, lawyer, loss $4,000; no in
surance.
EN- McAuIay, loss on building $1,000;
no insurance.
W. L. Boyd, loss on building $1,000; no
insurance.
J L. & w. B, Largent, loss on building
$1,000; no insurance.
The fire then spread both ways, con-
suming the entire block of buildings.
The First National bank building arrested
the progress of the flames for some time,
and the ire catching on the wooden avn
ing ia the front communicated to the
buildings beyond, ard being subjected to
fire on each side the bank building gave
way. The vault Is uninjured.
D. G cd, III jewelry, loss, $1,000; coy
cred by insurance of 1920 in the lEtna.
G. a. Tocle lost on building, $4,000; no
insurance. "a.
Many goods were damaged by removal.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-01-22
GAINESVILLE.
Two Factions in a school Community-Eew
Street-Cars Ordered.

Street-Cars Ordered.
Special to the Gazette.
GAINESVILLE, TEX, Jan. 21.-Another
school community in this county, that of
Shady Grove, is in fearful stir. There
are two school buildings, and the trustees
and patrons are divided IS to which shall
be used. The school is pretty nearly
broken up, and the county judge has been
appealed to to settle the matter. While
the squabble progresses, the people are
losing their money and the scholars the
benefit OF Instructions.
7. r. MaXey, the young man whose
leg was fractured last Monday By being
thrown from a wagon, has died, erysipe-
las having set in. He was buried upder
the auspices of the knights Of Labor, of
which organization re was a member.
The deceased was a native of Virginia,
and came to this City about two years
ago from Collin county.
The street railway company mas or
dered g number Of new cars to meet the
demands of the public, which will DE put
on as soon as they can be had. The etli-
cheney of the road Will be increased in al
departments by the addition of new
tracks, cars, switches, etc.
VIM. K. Thomas, native OF Connccti-
cut and aged seventy years, died in this
city last night. He leaves wife and
seven children.
The Hesperisn of this city has contract
ed with the Baltimore ana Ohio Telegraph
Company for the press dispatches, begin
ming February l and continuing Tor one
year.
The Chickasaw Enterprise is new pa
per started in Paul's Valley, l. T., Messrs.
Fields & Martin, proprietors.
The feecy staple continues to come IN
at the rate of about fifty bales per day.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-01-22
PHE State CAPITAL.
Continued from FIRST Page.

public instruction, thinks that the pub
llshed opinions of the county Judges
throughout the state relative TO the mat
ter of the appointment of county super
intendents of the public schools would
be opportune st this time, as it is very
probable that the legislature will investi-
gate the propriety of passing such law
in the near future, and the opinions of
the county judges will materially
aid them in solving this problem.
The senate will go into executive ses-
sion tomorrow, when the following ap-
pointments VIII come up for contirma-
tion: Blind Institute-J. j Tobin, E.
Fillmore, DR.. r. E. Grant, j. G. Searcy
and R L. Harrison; Lunatic Asylum
DR.. L K. Smoot, r. NJ. Castleman. a.
NJ. Jackson, George L. Creser and n. o.
Lauve; Deaf and Dumb Asylum-Rev. T.
B. Lee, Felix Smith, c. NJ. Rogers, B. c..
Wells and Edward Christian.